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Harris, Margaret – Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 2001
The signed and spoken language produced by 14 mothers (7 deaf and 7 hearing) to their 18-month-old deaf children was analyzed. Deaf mothers were more successful in presenting signed utterances with a salient context visible to their children. For both groups, visible and salient signed utterances were positively correlated with mothers' success in…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Deafness, Interpersonal Communication, Mothers

Courtin, Cyril – Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 2000
The ability to attribute false beliefs by 155 deaf children (ages 5 and 8) grouped by communication mode and parental hearing status was compared to that of 39 hearing children (ages 4 to 6). Effective representational abilities were demonstrated by deaf children of deaf parents, whereas those with hearing parents appeared delayed, with…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Beliefs, Children, Cognitive Development